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Welp, this is it: http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/lacamarabajafederalapruebalareformacontributiva-2375008/
In the words of a friend:
“I thought given the last few months I was fresh out of shock. Today the house has passed a bill that will effectively be the final nail in a tragic death of Puerto Rico as we know it. The house has passed a bill that will add 20% onto all products imported from Puerto Rico into the United States. This will cost millions of Americans jobs and destroy what little economy still exists in PR. This fight is now to the senate... our last hope to stop this bill. I urge everyone to write call and email their senators and ask them how can we damn 3.4 million Americans. How can we continue to not support our fellow Americans but instead create laws that target a small population, a population who do not have a vote in the senate. If the senate passed a law that said all products from stateside would be taxed 20% export fee I don’t think there would be as much passive acceptance."
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" The 227 votes in favor were Republicans. But, 13 Republicans and the 192 Democrats present rejected the legislation, which still faces setbacks in the federal Senate. "
Tis much when sceptres are in children's hands,
But more when envy breeds unkind division:
There comes the ruin, there begins confusion.-Wm. Shakespeare
How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
Miguel de Cervantes
In the past, the United States has sometimes, kind of sardonically, been described as a one-party state: the business party with two factions called Democrats and Republicans. That’s no longer true. It’s still a one-party state, the business party. But it only has one faction. The faction is moderate Republicans, who are now called Democrats. There are virtually no moderate Republicans in what’s called the Republican Party and virtually no liberal Democrats in what’s called the Democratic [sic] Party. It’s basically a party of what would be moderate Republicans.There is still something called the Republican Party, but it long ago abandoned any pretence of being a normal parliamentary party. It’s in lock-step service to the very rich and the corporate sector and has a catechism that everyone has to chant in unison, kind of like the old Communist Party. The distinguished conservative commentator, one of the most respected – Norman Ornstein – describes today’s Republican Party as, in his words, ‘a radical insurgency – ideologically extreme, scornful of facts and compromise, dismissive of its political opposition’ – a serious danger to the society, as he points out.
— Noam Chomsky, Chomsky: The U.S. behaves nothing like a democracy
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Jennifer Lopez apparently raised 35 million dollars for Puerto Rico, which is awesome. I always wonder in catastrophes like this why there aren't more rich people/celebrities that help. I mean, if you're a millionaire you can clearly spare a few thousands or millions without it affecting you at all and actually help people...
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bump for entries and no bumps
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Calle Elena, my brother's street, now has POWER after 59 days without.
Considering he's in one of the "best" areas in San Juan, this is a joyous, yet ultimately minuscule victory.
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Some good news from David B:
BREAKING: The CEO of PREPA, Ricardo Ramos, has resigned, according to the spokeswoman for Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello
Anyway, here's some more bullshit:
https://earther.com/puerto-ricos-rainforest-is-recovering-but-theres-a-lon-1820483535
This last one is close to my heart. El Yunque is one of the most beautiful places on the island.
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Thank you for continuing to update us, my friend. Solidarity!
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This one is public, because my brain is not working at full capacity: Tempest
This one is private: Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity
Both Level 1.
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it's incredible US citizens are getting the help and support they've been getting now... how is it possible that basics as clean water are still a problem for such a rich country... it's blowing my mind.
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So many Americans don't even know that Puerto Ricans are citizens of the US.
Meanwhile, Trump plays golf again.
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Hey shitbrains entering all the gibs here, try bumping! It's not difficult!
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I started checking my entrants/thread bumpers with this ESGST script thing and I've started posting the results on my ga's as rolling commentary. It might be worth reminding people that we have eyes and we are watching!
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Truly disgraceful and disgusting how this tragedy has and is being handled by the powers that be.
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Bump! we have Flood Problems in Greece too, 20 dead in just 2 days
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We don't even have basic anti-flood systems. A storm destroyed everything effortlessly. And instead of doing something about it, the politicians are accusing politicians of different political parties. Makes me sad to see that, despite all the dead people and the destroyed houses, they still won't implement any anti-flood systems.
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UPDATES:
Two Months Since Hurricane Maria, Terrible Suffering Continues in Puerto Rico
If The Developing World Can Go Solar, Maybe Puerto Rico Can Too
Some more good news: Local (Chicago, Ill) schools ease enrollment to help Puerto Rican students get back to class
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren Propose $146 Billion “Marshall Plan” for Puerto Rico
Thank you to my friend doctorofjournalism for keeping people abreast of continuing developments in Puerto Rico, providing this tragedy with a human voice lends importance to what is truly happening and reminds every decent person of the evil that humanity performs on itself but also the ways in which people can truly take care of one another.
doctorofjournalism:
Some good news from David B:
Anyway, here's some more bad:
https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2017/11/16/4339/puerto-rico-hurricane-survivors-should-stay-touch-fema
https://www.apnews.com/701b0e650089478497a45c1a3cd61cf7/Experts:-Puerto-Rico-may-struggle-for-more-than-a-decade
http://latinousa.org/2017/11/13/government-agencies-not-taking-action-dangers-electric-generators-puerto-rico/
https://www.npr.org/2017/11/16/564439127/when-will-power-come-back-to-puerto-rico-depends-who-you-ask
https://earther.com/puerto-ricos-rainforest-is-recovering-but-theres-a-lon-1820483535
Groups you can donate to that are verifiable as being on the ground and helping:
https://hispanicfederation.org/unidos/
https://www.facebook.com/IslandPeopleRecovery/
https://www.facebook.com/FamilyMealPR/
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